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Fashion is a trendsetting industry and has the powerful ability
to influence people and culture and can use its power to make the
world a better place

This weekend I had the pleasure to moderate a panel at
the Harvard University International Development Conference on
fashion and sustainable economic development.
Julie Gilhart, Fashion Director of Barneys New
York and Debra Kellnor, Co-Founder of Leaf Generation, a fair trade,
organic cotton clothing line (pictured below), were among
the panelists discussing how the fashion industry impacts global
poverty and the environment.

Gilhart discussed how she has used her position
at Barneys and in the industry to introduce green fashion to
Barneys consumers as well as to encourage leading designers
to adopt more sustainable and ethical practices. Kellnor,
who is also an accomplished photo- journalist, works with
cooperatives in India to ensure the workers who make her line's
garments are produced ethically and sustainably.

Both of these women are true innovators in the fashion industry.
And that is what fashion is about - innovation. At its
core, fashion strives to push boundaries in terms of beauty,
business, and art.Vogue Curvy knows
this better than anyone as we advance size diversity in the
realm of high fashion.

Fashion is a trendsetting industry and has the powerful
ability to influence people and culture. More and more
people like Julie and Debra are realizing this power and it is
exciting to see how our industry - the industry I
love - can use its power to make the world a better
place.